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Argentina vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 89.2% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.3% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 89.3% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Argentina
Housing: pay 12.3% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Argentina

The cost of clothing, transportation, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Argentina are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, clothing, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Argentina.

Argentina vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Argentina instead of Mauritania, you would:

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pay 71.3% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	+276.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	+44.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	-1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	-34.0%
Average			+71.3%

Mauritania vs. Argentina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.3% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	+607.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	+90.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	+5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	+20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	+2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	+8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.64 ARS918.92	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	+171.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.53 ARS766.60	+51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.52 ARS747.37	+31.6%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	-23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	+5.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	+266.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	+189.9%
Average			+109.5%

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pay 12.3% more for housing

	Mauritania	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	+72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	+83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	-47.6%
Average			+12.3%

Mauritania vs. Argentina - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Mauritania	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	+267.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	-51.9%
Average			+107.7%

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pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	+30.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	+37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	+31.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	-63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	+65.1%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	+338.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	+283.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	+66.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	+168.2%
Average			+214.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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